THE NEXT GREAT FINESSE TECHNIQUE YOU ( PROBABLY ) HAVEN ’ T HEARD OF
HOVER STROLLING IS THE NEXT RIG YOU NEED TO ADD TO YOUR BASS-CATCHING ARSENAL
By Sean Ostruszka
PHOTO BY BRANDON ROWAN
When it comes to odd finesse techniques , it ’ s hard to beat what comes out of Japan . Drop-shots , wacky rigs , spybaits , flick shakes , Tokyo / J-rigs and plenty more all got their start overseas and found their way to North America with varying degrees of popularity among hardcore bassers .
We shared another new phenomenon – the Inu rig – in a recent issue of this very magazine that Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit ace Matthew Stefan detailed on his YouTube channel as the rig was seemingly gaining massive steam in the bass fishing community .
Stefan recently dropped a video about another rig that seems to have originated from Japan ; one that has quietly been adopted with great success with the northern contingent of anglers looking for the next great finesse technique for clear water and suspended fish : hover strolling .
More than likely , you haven ’ t heard of hover strolling before ( unless you ’ re one of the many pros who hope to keep the technique a closely guarded secret ), but according to Stefan , it ’ s a technique that , in the next year or two , is going to become a household name up there with the drop-shot and the wacky rig .
But what exactly is hover strolling ? Why haven ’ t you heard of it before and why is it about to blow up ?
Let ’ s dig in .